TOWN OF NEWTON - A 70-year-old Manitowoc man has been pronounced dead after he was struck by a semi early Saturday morning in Manitowoc County.

The incident happened just after 1 a.m. on County CR just south of Viebahn Street, according to a press release from the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office.

The sheriff's office said the 70-year-old man, identified as James Eberhardt of Manitowoc, was struck by a milk tanker truck from Wiese Trucking in Lomira. Eberhardt was not in a vehicle at the time of the incident, according to the release.

Speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the crash, the sheriff's office said. The incident remains under investigation by the Wisconsin State Patrol and the sheriff's office.